Tag Archives : bluefin tuna

Because tuna has been a staple food to some, while a much-coveted delicacy to others, the world has now reached the point of peak tuna. The species has been overfished beyond the point of any sustainability. Tuna populations have greatly dwindled to a dismal 15 percent of its original numbers. Blame this on the pricey status of this fleshy and fatty [...]

In spite of many local and international restrictions, overfishing continues to be a glaring reality, even escalating at an alarming rate. Countries have been breaking their environmental pledges in this regard, creating a huge gap between what countries promise to do to end overfishing and what actually happens in the seas, oceans, and coastal waters. [...]

In perhaps one of a kind incident, an environment group that started campaign to preserve the species of the Atlantic Tuna with noble intentions, have unknowingly brought another species of fish, the Bluefin Tuna almost on the verge of extinction. A large number of environmentalists and scientists have criticized the International Commission for the [...]

Greenpeace parodies three decision-making Fisheries Ministers for their failure to curb the ecological problems present in the bluefin tuna industry, and calls them the curse. Luca Zaia is Fisheries Minister of Italy, Michel Barnier is Fisheries Minister of France, and Elena Espinosa is Fisheries Minister of Spain. Greenpeace advertising aims to make [...]